Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-24
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LIE convention of Republican clubs at
New YORK completed its 1abors and adj
journed on the 18th. James P. Foster.
president of the New York Repubublican
Club, was elected president OF the newly
created National League, and vice-presi-
dents were chosen from each State and
Territory.
GEORGE BAUERLI and wife, of Hamburg,
N. Y, an elderly couple, were burned to
death in their home on the 18th.
JOHN G. WHITTIER celebrated the eightieth
anniversary of his birth on the 18th at his
home in Danvers, Mass MANY distinguished
people called upon the poet during the day
to offer their congratulations
On the 18th several Thousand men were
thrown out of employment by the closing
of the Edgar Thomson steel-works at Brad
dock, Pa
In the case of Mrs Robinson. who was
charged With having poisoned several of
her children in Boston, tine jury was un-
able to agree on the 18th and was dis
charged
THREE men were killed by an explosion
on the 18th in a coal-mine at Fleming, Kan
5. s. CRANDALL. of Baliston Spa, N Y.
formerly lawyer and real-estaue broker.
on the 18th shot and killed his wife. his
Inother-in-law, Mrs s. s. Stone, and his
STEP daughter, Julia Bulk,ey, and then
blew out his own brains The tragedy re-
suited from disputes over money matters
HE heaviest snow-storm in seventeen
years prevailed on the 18Th in portions of
New jersey. the snow being x feet deep on
the level In Vermont Two feet of snow
fell
DANIEL MANNING, ex-Secretary of the
Treasury. was said to be seriously i'll on the
10Th at the residence Of his son in ALBANY.
NY
EMPLOYEES in the passenger and ticket
departments of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
railroad were suspended on The Goth pend
ing an investigation of their accounts.
Crooked work was suspected
HE statement was made on the Goth by
IL d. Lyman, of the American Surety Com
pany OF New York, that in the past wear
there had been fifty three embezzle en- ents in
the country, amounting to So, $40, $40, and
that the criminals were ell in Canada
TIE Executive Committee of the Rated
Service Pension Association has issued 8
call for National convention OF veterans
to meet in New York March l.
HURD, WAITE & Co.. of Brooklyn, N. Y,
drv-goods dealers, failed on the 2lst for
$175, 600
The failure of E. l. Packer, one of the
largest lumber dealers of Pittsburgh, Pa,
was announced on the 2lst.
In game of three ball billiards at Boston
on the 21st Harvey McKenna, of Detroit,
made run OF 2, 497, beating the worlds
record
On the 21st the escape Of naphtha into
sewers at Rochester, N. Y, caused explo-
SONS In several streets, blowing up the man.
holes and creating great CONSERVATION The
flames accompanying the explosion burned
three miles, and four men were killed by
falling walls
A FIRE on the 21st at Pittsburgh, Pa, de-
stroyed the dry-goods establishment of
Freshman Il Co and the toy-store OF Yeage1
Co., causing loss of 100000
A GAS explosion on the 21st in the Not
tingham mine at Plymouth, Pa, killed fou1
men.
TIE captain of the steamer Zamana, which
arrived at New York on the 21st from Cape
Hayh, reported that in storm off the West
Indies seventy vessels were wrecked and
twenty one sailors were drowned